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It couldn’t really escape the “Danish Heat” allegations no matter how hard the filmmakers were to try. It even copies the ‘Chris Shiherlis goodbye from afar-scene’. I would’ve enjoyed a little bit Heat-Pacino energy, though.
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While it looks fairly good and features both competent actors in front of the camera and filmmakers behind it, Fountain of Youth is a sloppily written and derivative action-adventure film with central performances that miss the mark by quite a lot. As someone who normally really enjoys this subgenre of films (and who tends to have a pretty good time with Guy Ritchie films), I have to say that this is a pretty significant disappointment to me.
Full Review: imjeffreyrex.com/2025/06/01/fountain-of-youth-2025-review/
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When Mission: Impossible first took the leap from being a 1960s and 1970s TV series to being a cinematic franchise capable of rivalling both the most iconic spy thriller films and action extravaganzas in 1996, it was Tom Cruise’s first film as a producer. Now, 29 years later, Cruise has become Hollywood’s biggest movie star, and the film series is supposedly (if the marketing and promotion are to be believed) about to conclude with the aptly titled Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the eighth film in the series. The film features both some of the best sequences in the entire film series, but also one of the messiest opening acts of any of the films.
Full Review: imjeffreyrex.com/2025/05/30/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning-2025-review/
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In 2021, Netflix pleased horror fans with the nostalgic horror-slasher trilogy of films, adapting R.L. Stine’s Fear Street series from director Leigh Janiak. Janiak’s films all had clear style, grisly horror sequences, and well-done references to their cinematic inspirations. They were all quite solid films that got their hooks into a certain audience, and it put Fear Street on the map for Netflix. So much so that I had, honestly, been looking forward to seeing how Netflix would follow up the relatively successful trilogy. Four years later (and, notably, without Leigh Janiak in the director’s chair), we now finally have that next step. Fear Street: Prom Queen also tries to be a nostalgic slasher flick, but it fails in most departments and, frustratingly, fumbles the goodwill that the first three films had earned.
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I won't play pretend and claim that I know more about Bob Dylan than I do (to be frank, I grew up in a household with more love for Elvis, Johnny Cash, the Beatles, and Queen), but I do like quite a few of his songs. For instance, like I presume most people do, I think very highly of "The Times They Are A-Changin'." However, as I don't know all that much about the enigmatic artist that this film revolves around, I found this to be a very effective introduction to him and his influence. But, as others have said, I don't really feel like I know all that much more about him after having seen the film, which, to be fair, may have been intentional. Still, its plot is very limited or sparse given its ballooning runtime, which is song-heavy and story-light -- though I've no doubt that people more familiar with him got more out of it on first viewing than I possibly could. I will say that, I found it slightly odd that, for a film about an artist who created some of the most iconic protest songs, the film itself had so little to say.
It's interesting that with this 'music biopic,' Mangold opted for only a small portion of Dylan's career rather than condensing a huge career, which many biopics tend to do. I think it really works in the film's favor, despite the fact that it does sometimes feel... 'aimless' is a harsher word than I intend it to be, but it does kind of describe it. Although, yes, it's a different approach to a music biopic, it isn't without its tropes with the 'ups and downs of an artist' and 'industry individuals trying to control the artist and their output' being familiar elements. That said, I still found it to be quite enjoyable. It's a nice music-heavy package that looks terrific and Mangold is an expert at delivering. The wonderful performances also help a lot. Chalamet said he was reaching for greatness, and you can tell. It's the kind of full-bodied movie star biopic work that you go to the movies for, but he's also surrounded by excellence as Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton (probably his best performance in, at least, nine or ten years), and Boyd Holbrook (I could watch an entire film with Timothee and Boyd just talking) are all also so good that you can't take your eyes off them. I'll also throw in a special shoutout to Scoot McNairy, who gets a lot out of very little screentime.
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Watched on Wednesday May 21, 2025.
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Watched on Tuesday May 20, 2025.
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Watched on Tuesday May 20, 2025.
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A CG RH puppet-concert music video directed by David Fincher for Netflix?
How very random. I'm pretty sure that would not have been on my bingo card for 2025, if, indeed, I had such a thing.
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Indeed, I, too, ed in the trend of rewatching Rogue One following the conclusion of the final season of Andor, a series which is arguably some of the very best Star Wars storytelling of my lifetime and possibly ever. Gilroy's sharply written, politically resonant, and historically conscious spin-off series definitely makes the film work better for me. When I first saw this, Diego Luna's Cassian Andor felt like a slightly indistinct side character, but now his moments in this mean so much more, and I genuinely had to hold back tears when Cassian Andor's story ends here.
Does the film still have issues? Yeah, it's got too many needless wink-at-the-camera cameos and the like, and the CG faces are still problematic. That said, the strong elements make it so that the greatness definitely outweighs the problems. The cinematography is terrific, the clarity of the aerial battles is top-notch filmmaking, and I still, mostly, really enjoy the core line-up of characters, with Diego Luna now functioning, as mentioned, much better.
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Sigh. I wanted to like this a lot more than I did. Yes, it has some really great action sequences (including the extended night club sequence), but, boy, it was so difficult for me to really get into this movie and be emotionally invested. The structure and pacing of the first hour are detrimental to the overall experience. So many characters are poorly set up and have very little to them. It's such a bummer that a film that, in a way, has all the right ingredients, including top-tier action, ultimately fails to gel together due to the pacing, structure, generic narrative, and paper-thin characters that overcrowd the film and its indistinct and drab visuals. Though, of course, the strong action and notable cast make this, at least, an interesting watch. I'm not sure I'd classify it as outright bad, but it shouldn't be this unremarkable. I think it'll also end up as one of the most forgettable films of the year, and a gritty Tom Hardy action flick from the director of The Raid should be so much more than that.
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Watched on Thursday May 15, 2025.
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Watched on Friday May 9, 2025.
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Frankly, Another Simple Favour, ultimately, just ends up feeling a little bit too convoluted (with too many twists), a little bit too 'been there, done that,' and, frankly, a little bit too overlong. These won't necessarily be cardinal sins for all fans of the first film, but they do make it feel much less special.
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Jake Schreier’s Thunderbolts* features a ragtag group of mostly C-list heroes or anti-heroes, and therefore, their grouping seems like an odd choice as the big film to end a narrative phase on. Nevertheless, the film is a proper example of what Marvel does best, which is to create great dynamics and, in that process, frontload the development of an emotional investment in these characters, no matter how unknown they may be. Like Guardians of the Galaxy before it, Thunderbolts* deals with human themes in sincere and mature ways (this time with a focus on mental health and the importance of a system), while still keeping a healthy dose of comedy that pairs well with it. Though it is a team-up film, it is also smartly built around an emotional movie star performance from Florence Pugh that elevates the film significantly. Surprisingly, this film basically makes you believe that the side characters from Cate Shortland’s Black Widow ought to be at the center of the MCU going forward.
Full Review: imjeffreyrex.com/2025/05/04/thunderbolts-2025-review/
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Watched on Friday May 2, 2025.
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Watched on Wednesday April 30, 2025.
]]>Films:
- Mission: Impossible - 1996 - Directed by Brian De Palma.
- Mission: Impossible 2 - 2000 - Directed by John Woo.
- Mission: Impossible III - 2006 - Directed by J. J. Abrams.
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - 2011 - Directed by Brad Bird.
- Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation - 2015 - Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout - 2018 - Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - 2023 - Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - 2025 - Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.
- Love, Death & Robots: How Zeke Got Religion
- Love, Death & Robots: The Other Large Thing
- Love, Death & Robots: For He Can Creep
- Love, Death & Robots: Spider Rose
- Love, Death & Robots: Close Encounters of the Mini Kind
- Love, Death & Robots: The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur
- Love, Death & Robots: Smart Appliances, Stupid Owners
- Love, Death & Robots: 400 Boys
- Love, Death & Robots: Can't Stop
- Love, Death & Robots: Golgotha
- Sinners
- Black Bag
- Mickey 17
- Black Mirror: Eulogy
- The Girl with the Needle
I'm counting it as a 2025 release as it is a Danish, Polish, and Swedish co-production that didn't have a wide release in the countries of production until this year, despite being released at festivals and with limited theatrical releases elsewhere in 2024.
- Thunderbolts*
- Companion
- The Gorge
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
- Novocaine
...plus 25 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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- Dune: Part Two
- The Substance
- Anora
- Challengers
- The Order
- Hit Man
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- Conclave
- Kneecap
...plus 114 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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- Oppenheimer
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Zone of Interest
- Poor Things
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Asteroid City
- John Wick: Chapter 4
- Sanctuary
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Red Rooms
...plus 147 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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Although some films may have had their world premieres at festivals in 2020, they may still count as 2021 films in my book.
- The Worst Person in the World
- Bo Burnham: Inside
June 2021
- Dune
September 2021
- The Father
December 2021
- The Green Knight
February 2022
- The Power of the Dog
December 2021
- Pig
November 2021
- Flee
February 2022
- West Side Story
March 2022
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
December 2021
...plus 129 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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Films, Documentaries, and Comedy Specials.
Best Addition of the Month (Number of additions):
- January, '17: Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (11)
- February, '17: Logan (9)
- March, '17: Life (12)
- April, '17: Get Out (8)
- May, '17: Alien: Covenant (5)
- June, '17: Baby Driver (7)
- July, '17: Dunkirk (8)
- August, '17: The Big Sick (4)
- September, '17: Icarus (8)
- October, '17: Blade Runner 2049 (13)
- November, '17: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (8)
- December, '17: The Square (18)
- January, '18: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (12)
- February, '18: Phantom Thread (9)
- March, '18: Paddington 2 (3)
- April, '18: My Friend Dahmer (1)
- May, '18: Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (3)
- June, '18: Maudie (5)
- July, '18: The Post (6)
- August, '18: Hostiles (5)
- September, '18: Brad's Status (1)
- October, '18: Happy Death Day (1)
Movie of the Month has run its course, though the list itself may still be updated.
For this year's ranking, I'm adding comedy specials, but they will not be included in my final 'official' top ten films of the year-list, even though they may be in the top 10 here.
Although A Cure for Wellness, Beware the Slenderman, Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Colossal, Lady Macbeth, Raw, Split, The Belko Experiment, and The Lost City of Z all had their world premieres at festivals in 2016, they weren't released officially to the public until 2017, therefore they count as 2017 films in my book.
Also, seeing as Personal Shopper was only released at festivals and in two countries ( and Belgium in December) in 2016, I've decided to classify it as a 2017 film.
- Get Out
Added: April 2017 - The film wasn't released in Denmark until March 30th.
- Blade Runner 2049
Added: October 2017
- Phantom Thread
Added: February 2018
- Call Me by Your Name
Added: February 2018
- Dunkirk
Added: July 2017
- Coco
Added: February 2018
- Baby Driver
Added: June 2017
- War for the Planet of the Apes
Added: July 2017
- The Shape of Water
Added: February 2018
- The Square
Added: December 2017
...plus 178 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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Criteria to consider:
- International Recognition (Cannes, EFA, BAFTA, or Academy Awards nominations).
- National box office (i.e. most watched Danish films in theaters).
- Cultural imprint (films that have left an imprint on the culture, with quotes, memorable characters, or the like).
- Remade (i.e. was eventually popular enough for an English-language remake).
To count as Danish, films must be one of the following:
- 1) In Danish.
- 2) Be directed by a Danish filmmaker.
- 3) Be a Danish production/co-production.
- Dancer in the Dark
Trier. Cannes (Palme d'Or). EFA. Oscars. Danish Director.
- The Bench
Fly.
- Flickering Lights
ATJ. Cultural imprint.
- Italian for Beginners
Scherfig. Dogme95. EFA. Danish. Danish Director.
- Anja & Viktor
Bostrup. Box Office Top 5 2000-2009.
- Shake It All About
Joof. Box Office Top 5 2000-2009.
- Polle Fiction
Cultural imprint.
- Open Hearts
Bier. Box Office Top 10 2000-2009.
- The Green Butchers
ATJ. Cultural imprint.
- The Five Obstructions
Trier & Leth. EFA.
...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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Shared the 'Grand Prix du Festival International du Film' with 10 other films.
- Marty
- Parasite
- Anora
Ever since the La La Land/Moonlight split, I've been fascinated with those moments when BAFTA and AMPAS don't agree on the best film of the year. So, I decided to go through the lists of winners and note when they disagreed.
Important Note: Given certain films weren't necessarily released in time to earn nominates at both ceremonies in the same year, sometimes films from 19XX won the BAFTA top award, while the same film was nominated or won at the Oscars in a different year (e.g. see notes for Jean de Florette)
Interesting Facts:
- None of the Godfather films ever won Best Film w/ BAFTA.
- Martin Scorsese, who, bafflingly, only has one Best Picture winner at the Oscars, has multiple BAFTA Best Film winners.
- A tie in Best Film in 1961!
- Important to note that while the Oscars have been declaring winners since the 1920s, BAFTA's 1st ceremony was in the 1940s, so there are obviously fewer winners.
Click here, for a list of films that won both at BAFTA and at the Oscars.
- Conclave
- All Quiet on the Western Front
EEAAO won BP
- The Power of the Dog
CODA won BP
- 1917
Parasite won BP
- Roma
Green Book won BP
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Shape of Water won BP
- La La Land
Moonlight won BP
- The Revenant
Spotlight won BP
- Boyhood
Birdman won BP
- Atonement
No Country for Old Men won BP
...plus 39 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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Click here, for a list of the BAFTA Best Film winners that didn't win at the Oscars.
- Oppenheimer
- Nomadland
- 12 Years a Slave
- Argo
- The Artist
- The King's Speech
- The Hurt Locker
- Slumdog Millionaire
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Gladiator
...plus 20 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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- 28 Years Later
- After the Hunt
- Alpha
- The Alto Knights
- The Amateur
- Anaconda
- Anemone
- Ann Lee
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- The Ballad of a Small Player
...plus 75 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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Films, Documentaries, and Comedy Specials.
Although some films may have had their world premieres at festivals in 2021 or 2020, they may still count as 2022 films in my book.
Latest Update: January 7th, 2025
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Decision to Leave
- Aftersun
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- The Batman
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Babylon
- Glass Onion
...plus 164 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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Best Addition of the Month (Number of films added):
- January, '18: Tom Segura: Disgraceful (5)
- February, '18: Black Panther (8)
- March, '18: You Were Never Really Here (9)
- April, '18: Avengers: Infinity War (7)
- May, '18: Utøya 22. Juli (9)
- June, '18: The Tale (5)
- July, '18: Jim Jefferies: This is Me Now (13)
- August, '18: Mission: Impossible - Fallout (8)
- September, '18: First Reformed (16)
- October, '18: First Man (12)
- November, '18: Widows (16)
- December, '18: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (18)
'Movie of the Month' has run its course, though the list itself will still be updated.
Like last year, I'm adding comedy specials, but they will not be included in my final 'official' top ten films of the year-list, even though they could theoretically be in the top 10 here.
Although some films may have had their world premieres at festivals in 2017, if they weren't released officially to the public until 2018, then they count as 2018 films in my book. In the case of You Were Never Really Here, it gets a little bit tricky. Read the notes for an explanation of why it is on this list.
- You Were Never Really Here
Added: March 2018. Outside of festivals, the film was only released in a small handful of countries in 2017. Of those countries one of them was one of the three countries of production (), but the latter two production countries (United Kingdom and the United States, the former of which is the native country of the writer-director) only got the film in 2018. Thus it is a 2018 film, in my book.
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Added: December 2018
- Burning
Added: January 2019
- Roma
Added: December 2018
- First Reformed
Added: September 2018
- First Man
Added: October 2018
- The Favourite
Added: January 2019
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Added: August 2018
- Annihilation
Added: March 2018
- Widows
Added: November 2018
...plus 168 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>For more on my top ten films of 2016: imjeffreyrex.com/2017/02/22/top-ten-films-of-2016/
Although Robert Eggers' The Witch; Karyn Kusama's The Invitation; Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room; and Patricia Rozema's Into the Forest all had their world premieres at festivals in 2015, they weren't released officially until 2016, therefore they count as 2016 films in my book.
- La La Land
- O.J.: Made in America
- Moonlight
- Arrival
- Hell or High Water
- Manchester by the Sea
- Silence
- Sing Street
- Paterson
- 13th
...plus 146 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>So, this is something I'm trying out this year. I wanted to have another reason for watching a new movie every day (inspired by the annual Spooktober lists), and I thought it could make sense for me to refer to it as an advent calendar of sorts.
So, look, despite me calling it an advent calendar, it doesn't have to be a Christmas movie every day. Not at all. Every day from December 1st to the 24th, I just have to watch a film that I have never seen before. A way to treat myself and discover new narratives in the buildup to the big day.
- Fallen Leaves
December 1st, 2024.
- C'mon C'mon
December 2nd, 2024.
- Boundless
December 3rd, 2024.
- Brief History of a Family
December 4th, 2024.
- Drive-Away Dolls
December 5th, 2024.
- Fly Me to the Moon
December 6th, 2024.
- Monster
December 7th, 2024.
- Five Nights at Freddy's
December 8th, 2024.
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
December 9th, 2024.
- Anora
December 10th, 2024.
...plus 14 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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Best Addition of the Month (Number of films added):
- January, '19: Before the Frost (9)
- February, '19: Arctic (6)
- March, '19: Us (10)
- April, '19: Avengers: Endgame (8)
- May, '19: Rocketman (10)
- June, '19: Booksmart (8)
- July, '19: Midsommar (14)
- August, '19: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (5)
- September, '19: Ad Astra (9)
- October, '19: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (15)
- November, '19: The Irishman (18)
- December, '19: Marriage Story (16)
Movie of the Month' has run its course, though the list itself will still be updated.
Although some films have had their world premieres at festivals in 2018, they may still count as 2019 films in my book.
- Parasite
January 2020
- The Irishman
November 2019
- Little Women
June 2020
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire
January 2021
- Marriage Story
December 2019
- 1917
January 2019
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
August 2019
- Knives Out
December 2019
- Avengers: Endgame
April 2019
- Ford v Ferrari
November 2019
...plus 173 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Every day in October 2024, I will try to watch a horror (or horror-adjacent) film a day.
So, what exactly is horror-adjacent? Here are the genres and subgenres that I'll also count:
- Select thrillers or psychological thrillers.
- Select science-fiction films, if they have horror elements.
- Horror comedies.
Chech notes to see the dates that I watched/rewatched each film on.
For this year, I'll also try to specifically watch at least 10 horror/horror-adjacent films that I have never seen before (Current tally: 13). Check notes to see if I have seen the film before.
- Hereditary
October 1st, 2024. Rewatch.
- The Last Voyage of the Demeter
October 2nd, 2024. First viewing.
- Salem's Lot
October 3rd, 2024. First viewing.
- Hold Your Breath
October 4th, 2024. First viewing.
- House of Spoils
October 5th, 2024. First viewing.
- Infested
October 6th, 2024. First viewing.
- Nope
October 7th, 2024. Rewatch.
- The Menu
October 8th, 2024. Rewatch.
- Poltergeist II: The Other Side
October 9th, 2024. Rewatch.
- A Cure for Wellness
October 10th, 2024. Rewatch.
...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Films, Documentaries, and Comedy Specials.
Although some films may have had their world premieres at festivals in 2014, they may still count as 2015 films in my book.
- Inside Out
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Spotlight
- Ex Machina
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Sicario
- Creed
- Steve Jobs
- The Lobster
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
...plus 110 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Reviews:
Alien - 1979 - Ridley Scott: wp.me/p3zg3M-2g1.
Aliens - 1986 - James Cameron: wp.me/P3zg3M-1vM.
Alien 3 - 1992 - David Fincher: wp.me/p3zg3M-2gc.
Alien: Resurrection - 1997 - Jean-Pierre Jeunet: wp.me/p3zg3M-2gr.
Alien vs. Predator - 2004 - Paul W. S. Anderson: wp.me/p3zg3M-2gy.
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem - 2007 - The Brothers Strause: wp.me/p3zg3M-2gK.
Prometheus - 2012 - Ridley Scott: wp.me/p3zg3M-2gO.
Alien: Covenant - 2017 - Ridley Scott: wp.me/p3zg3M-2gQ.
Alien: Romulus - 2024 - Fede Alvarez: wp.me/p3zg3M-7HA
In Denmark, there is a tendency to translate foreign film titles -- mostly horror films -- to 'The ____ of Evil' (i. e. Ondskabens _____).
This is a list of those films. Read notes to see their Danish titles.
- Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Ondskabens kirkegård: Begyndelsen - The Cemetery of Evil: The Beginning.
- Hereditary
Ondskabens Hus - The House of Evil.
- Hatred
Ondskabens tid.
- House on Haunted Hill
Ondskabens Hus - The House of Evil.
- Pet Sematary II
Ondskabens Kirkegård 2 - The Cemetery of Evil 2.
- Mobsters
Ondskabens Imperium - The Empire of Evil.
- The Silence of the Lambs
Ondskabens Øjne - The Eyes of Evil.
- Pet Sematary
Ondskabens Kirkegård - The Cemetery of Evil.
- Savage Streets
Ondskabens Gade - The Street of Evil.
- The Shining
Ondskabens Hotel - The Hotel of Evil.
...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>My ranking of the DCEU (2013-2023).
Films
- Man of Steel (2013) - Zack Snyder
- Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) - Zack Snyder
- Suicide Squad (2016) - David Ayer
- Wonder Woman (2017) - Patty Jenkins
- Justice League (2017) - Zack Snyder/Joss Whedon
- Aquaman (2018) - James Wan
- Shazam! (2019) - David F. Sandberg
- Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) - Cathy Yan
- Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) - Patty Jenkins
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) - Zack Snyder
- The Suicide Squad (2021) - James Gunn
- Black Adam (2022) - Jaume Collet-Serra
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) - David F. Sandberg
- The Flash (2023) - Andy Muschietti
- Blue Beetle (2023) - Angel Manuel Soto
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) - James Wan
Ehh, Joker and The Batman shouldn't be on this list, right? I mean, they aren't really a part of the connected universe.
- The Suicide Squad
- Wonder Woman
- Shazam!
- Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
- Man of Steel
- Aquaman
- Zack Snyder's Justice League
- The Flash
- Black Adam
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Films by order of release:
- Gareth Edwards' Godzilla, 2014.
- Jordan Vogt-Roberts' Kong: Skull Island, 2017.
- Michael Dougherty's Godzilla II: King of the Monsters, 2019.
- Adam Wingard's Godzilla vs. Kong, 2021.
- Adam Wingard's Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, 2024.
Look, there are a bunch of films that I chose not to put on this list simply because I haven't watched those films in years, because I can't tell the films apart from each other (Like the Blade-films), and because, well, I just haven't seen every superhero movie in existence. But, yeah, this is a list.
Umm, should I start adding Disney+ series to this list?
- The Dark Knight
Dark Knight Trilogy - Nolan
- Spider-Man 2
Sony-Marvel - Raimi
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony-Marvel - Team of Directors
- Avengers: Endgame
Marvel Studios - Russos
- Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel Studios - Gunn
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Sony-Marvel - Team of Directors
- Captain America: Civil War
Marvel Studios - Russos
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Marvel Studios - Russos
- The Avengers
Marvel Studios - Whedon
- X-Men: First Class
Fox-Marvel - Vaughn
...plus 128 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>My ranking of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2008-??)
Phase One
- Iron Man (2008) - Jon Favreau
- The Incredible Hulk (2008) - Louis Leterrier
- Iron Man (2010) - Jon Favreau
- Thor (2011) - Kenneth Branagh
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - Joe Johnston
- Marvel's The Avengers (2012) - Joss Whedon
Phase Two
- Iron Man 3 (2013) - Shane Black
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) - Alan Taylor
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) - The Russo Brothers
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - James Gunn
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) - Joss Whedon
- Ant-Man (2015) - Peyton Reed
Phase Three
- Captain America: Civil War (2016) - The Russo Brothers
- Doctor Strange (2016) - Scott Derrickson
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 (2017) - James Gunn
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) - Jon Watts
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017) - Taika Waititi
- Black Panther (2018) - Ryan Coogler
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - The Russo Brothers
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) - Peyton Reed
- Captain Marvel (2019) - Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) - The Russo Brothers
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) - Jon Watts
Phase Four
- WandaVision (2021) - Matt Shakman
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) - Malcolm Spellman
- Black Widow (2021) - Cate Shortland
- Loki (2021) - Michael Waldron / Kate Herron
- What If...? (2021) - Bryan Andrews*
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - Destin Daniel Cretton
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - Jon Watts
- Eternals (2021) - Chloé Zhao
- Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness (2022) - Sam Raimi
- Moon Knight (2022) - Mohamed Diab, et. al.
- Ms. Marvel (2022) - Adil & Bilall, et. al.
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) - Taika Waititi
- Werewolf By Night (2022) - Michael Giacchino
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) - Kat Coiro and Anu Valia
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) - Ryan Coogler
- The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special (2022) - James Gunn
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) - Peyton Reed
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (2023) - James Gunn
- Loki: Season 2 (2023)*
- The Marvels (2023) - Nia DaCosta
(No, I have not finished Secret Invasion, Echo, or What If 2 yet. I'll try to get to 'em eventually.)
* = Listed unconventionally because it's not on LBoxd.
- Avengers: Endgame
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Captain America: Civil War
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- The Avengers
- Iron Man
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Black Panther
...plus 34 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Films, Documentaries, and Comedy Specials.
Best Addition of the Month (Number of films added):
- January, '20: Troop Zero (3)
- February, '20: Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (4)
- March, '20: The Invisible Man (3)
- April, '20: Tigertail (6)
- May, '20: The Gentlemen (5)
- June, '20: Bad Education (6)
- July, '20: Greyhound (5)
- August, '20: Boys State (4)
- September, '20: Druk (6)
- October, '20: Dick Johnson Is Dead (11)
- November, '20: Retfærdighedens Ryttere (9)
- December, '20: Collective (12)
Although some films may have had their world premieres at festivals in 2019, they may still count as 2020 films in my book.
Please Note: It looks like Letterboxd has removed Andrés Clariond Rangel & Gabriel Nuncio's behind-the-scenes Roma-documentary Camino a Roma/Road to Roma, which I reviewed back in February, as it is no longer appearing on this list. To read my review, click here.
This just in: Road to Roma is back on the list! What a rollercoaster of emotions.
Also, I love Hamilton, but I don't think of it as a movie, so it won't be on this list. Sorry.
- Another Round
September 2020
- Riders of Justice
November 2020
- Sound of Metal
2021
- Collective
December 2020
- Quo Vadis, Aida?
- Soul
December 2020
- The Invisible Man
March 2020
- Palm Springs
2021
- Boys State
August 2020
- Dick Johnson Is Dead
October 2020
...plus 108 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>In December of 2023, I decided that I should swap out my original four favorites on my profile every once in a while.
Below you can see every film that has been in my Top 4 rotation. Check notes to see when the films were on there.
In parenthesis, you'll see which rotation they were included in (i.e. the first four would all be listed with '1').
CURRENT THEME: All-Time Favorites: Early 2024 Shuffle (7)
THEME: TBD/i> (8)
- The Empire Strikes Back
Original Four (1).
Swapped out Dec 4th, 2023.
- Taxi Driver
Original Four (1). Swapped out Dec 4th, 2023.
+ All-Time Favorites: Early 2024 Shuffle (7) - Singin' in the Rain
Original Four (1). Swapped out Dec 4th, 2023.
+ All-Time Favorites: Early 2024 Shuffle (7) - La La Land
Original Four* (1).
* - I'm pretty sure this was in the original four, but, on the other hand, since this is a relatively new recent release, my mind may be playing tricks on me.
Swapped out Dec 4th, 2023.
- Her
Anniversary in '23: 2013, 2003, 1993, and 1983 (2)
Swapped Out: Dec 14, 2023 - The Five Obstructions
Anniversary in '23: 2013, 2003, 1993, and 1983 (2)
Swapped Out: Dec 14, 2023 - Jurassic Park
Anniversary in '23: 2013, 2003, 1993, and 1983 (2)
Swapped Out: Dec 14, 2023 - Return of the Jedi
Anniversary in '23: 2013, 2003, 1993, and 1983 (2)
Swapped Out: Dec 14, 2023 - Young Frankenstein
Unforgettable Laughs (3)
Swapped Out: Dec 22nd, 2023
- The Nice Guys
Unforgettable Laughs (3)
Swapped Out: Dec 22nd, 2023
...plus 14 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Everything I've seen of his is listed here, so if something is missing then I'm still working my way towards it.
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- All About Eve
- La Jetée
- 8½
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
- The Young Girls of Rochefort
- Frenzy
- Don't Look Now
- Day for Night
- Come and See
- Babette's Feast
...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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- Air
- American Fiction
- American Symphony
Higher Ground*
- Anatomy of a Fall
- BlackBerry
- The Color Purple
Late addition, twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1740516897798402548
- The Holdovers
- Leave the World Behind
Higher Ground*
- Monster
- Oppenheimer
...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>My ranking of every Fast & Furious-film.
- Furious 7
James Wan
- Fast Five
Justin Lin
- Fast & Furious 6
Justin Lin
- The Fast and the Furious
Rob Cohen
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Justin Lin
- Fast & Furious
Justin Lin
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
David Leitch
- 2 Fast 2 Furious
John Singleton
- The Fate of the Furious
F. Gary Gray
- Fast X
Louis Leterrier
...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Listed from newest to oldest, this list is made up of the films that I have either given a 10 out of 10-score to through a full written review or which I have indicated are 10 out of 10 films for me through my ongoing list of film scores and grades on my blog.
For what it is worth, 10 out of 10 does not mean perfect to me, rather it indicates that I think the film in question is a masterpiece deserving of my highest recommendation. In the future, I may include a list of near-masterpieces, indicating films that aren't 9s but nine-point-somethings.
- Oppenheimer
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
- Decision to Leave
- Aftersun
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- The Worst Person in the World
- Little Women
- 1917
- The Irishman
...plus 82 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>Directed by...
]]>Like every year, I try to watch at least 31 horror films, horror comedies, thrillers, documentaries about the genre, or the like in the month of October. It should be said that these aren't necessarily films that I like, but because I like to see October as a month for horror, I do like to watch or rewatch a wide variety of films in -- or somewhat related to -- the genre this time of year.
This is a list of those types of films that I watched in October 2023. At the very least, I try to see one for each day, but, if I know a day is coming up wherein I won't be able to find the time, I may choose to watch two of these types of films in one day.
- The Babadook
- Spiral: From the Book of Saw
- Interview with the Vampire
- Scream
- The Fly
- The Rental
- Sinister 2
- The Rite
- Us
- Haunted Mansion
...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>List of films:
- The Conjuring, 2013, Directed by James Wan.
- Annabelle, 2014, Directed by John R. Leonetti.
- The Conjuring, 2016, Directed by James Wan.
- Annabelle: Creation, 2017, Directed by David F. Sandberg.
- The Nun, 2018, Directed by Corin Hardy.
- The Curse of La Llorona, 2019, Directed by Michael Chaves.
- Annabelle Comes Home, 2019, Directed by Gary Dauberman.
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, 2021, Directed by Michael Chaves.
- The Nun II, 2023, Directed by Michael Chaves.
My ranking of the Indiana Jones Films
]]>My ranking of the feature films directed by David F. Sandberg.
]]>A ranking of the fan-favorite fistic film franchise.
Alliteration.
]]>Netflix keeps on releasing new films every week, and its original film release goal for each and every year is astounding. So, this list is my personal ranking of the Netflix films or documentaries that I have seen.
Do note that some 'Netflix Films' may have been distributed theatrically in some markets, even though it is a 'Netflix Film' in select regions. And these films may not all be available on Netflix worldwide. For example, Annihilation is a Netflix film in most markets outside of the United States. Also, I'm not including stand-up or comedy specials here, but, rest assured, I love Bo Burnham's INSIDE
Latest Update: The Wonder.
- The Irishman
- Marriage Story
- Roma
- 13th
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Annihilation
Select regions. Not including: Canada, China, USA.
- Uncut Gems
Select regions not including the United States.
- Glass Onion
- The Power of the Dog
...plus 251 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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- The Fabelmans
- Decision to Leave
- The Woman King
- Aftersun
- Emily the Criminal
- Petite Maman
- Descendant
- Happening
- Till
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>My ranking of every Pixar Animation Feature Film.
- Toy Story
- Inside Out
- Toy Story 3
- Toy Story 2
- Coco
- Monsters, Inc.
- Ratatouille
- Soul
- Toy Story 4
- Finding Nemo
...plus 16 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
]]>The following is my ranking of writer-director Ryan Coogler's feature films. There will be no mention of any of his short films.
- Creed
Writer-Director
- Fruitvale Station
Writer-Director
- Black Panther
Director and Co-Writer
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Director and Co-Writer
it's simple. I try to watch 31 Halloween-appropriate movies during the 31 days of October.
So, what is a Halloween-appropriate movie? Well, in my mind, that includes horror films, horror comedies, films that take place on/around Halloween, horror anthology episodes/films, and select thrillers (I felt like including them, ultimately).
See notes to find out when I watched it.
- The Call
Day 1. Oct 1st. First Viewing.
- It Follows
Day 2. Oct 2nd. Rewatch.
- My Best Friend's Exorcism
Day 3. Oct 3rd. First Viewing.
- The Craft: Legacy
Day 5. Oct 5th. First Viewing.
- Mr. Harrigan's Phone
Day 5. Oct 5th. First Viewing.
- Candyman
Day 6. Oct 6th. Rewatch.
- Last Night in Soho
Day 8. Oct 8th. First Viewing.
- Evil Dead
Day 8. Oct 8th. Rewatch.
- The Omen
Day 9. Oct 9th. Rewatch.
- The Unholy
Day 9. Oct 9th. First Viewing.
...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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